Two goals inside nine second half minutes gave Steve O’Shaughnessy’s revenge for a couple of heavy defeats, 4-0 and 3-1, in the Welsh Cup and the league.

After a closely-fought first half the hosts surged ahead in the 51st minute when Kieron Quinn latched on to James Thomas’ cross and drilled a low, angled drive past keeper Gerard McGuigan.

And the volume levels soared again when Paul Addo added a second after connecting with a Chris Jones corner.

There was little to choose between the two sides until the goals with Pool shaping up as the better outfit initially.

Craig Wilkinson dragged a shot wide from a good position, Steve Rogers directed a free-kick straight at keeper Paul Pritchard and Calvin Davies lifted a 10-yarder wildly over the bar after forcing his way past defender Lee Bamber.

At the other end, Layton Maxwell’s free-kick deflected over and Caernarfon had a strong penalty shout turned down when John Keegan appeared to handle inside the area.

More chances followed with Carl Furlong stabbing a tame shot at McGuigan and big central defender Eifion Jones should have got a touch on a brilliant left-wing cross by Thomas.